Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-06-18

that a man can be assessed and made TO pay for a
main laid by himself is worthy the brain OF Don
Quixote. The permit TO lay the main carries with
It exemption from assessment The corporation
is the gamer In all such cases as in consequence
w,t ne1ssS additional revenue nom water rents
The making OF assessments against property
| that does not abut on a main, but where a permit
down an alley at the expense Of the properly.
owner, and connect with main that has been
paid Tor by the property on which It aouts. is
bill Lately sent out against house on nth street
which connects at the expense OF the owner,
snUagh b back alley with maln on Madison
The party is notined that II he does not pay this
illegal bill the water will be turned on nom his
premises. The law provides that the water shall
| be cut OF only for non-payment OF rent
Another way is provided for collecting arrear.
ages OF water tax, which Is by advertising the
understand the Commissioners have done away
with the instalmenr clause In the water-tax law.
Inis they cannot legally do. [See act OF Congress-
In looking over the last report Of the Commits
sioners one searches In vain for anything to show
miles OF mains have been laid, and there Is not
word or ngure to show what they cost. In the
report OF the property clerk ind the Following In
contract No. 669, Camden Iron Works furnish
Ing cast iron water pipes" carried out blank.
By The 5sr CT en @ the past year
,ett plank, while small items OF unimportant
matters are given.
In the same property clerks report there APP
pears an item OF $3.50 for medicine for the water
department. 1t would seem as IL more medicine
were needed for the department, as well as "heroc
treatment"
Win regard to our short water supply, would
ask now many 1inch taps have been allowed7
Let us nave the names OF the parties that are en-
reason for such favoritism. The masses are only
allowed H-inch tap, though they pay the same
price 1or 1t, as those who live in palaces pay for
an men Tap, that supplies nearly three times as
we would like to know how many subscribers
tor wafer there is recorded on the subscription
0oOK at the water Office, also how many have paid
Inelr water rent, and how many have not PAID.
capt.. Symons Is silent on this matter. His super
lntendent reports that he sent out last year
SO,I1l waterfront bills but he fails to state how
In 1850 Water Register Cox reported the total
number OF water takers to be Ii, $40. This proves
mat tnere must be more than 20, I'll now as the
ence. There must be fully % 600 water takers at
the present time, the water rents from whom II
they all pay cannot fall much short OF SOC, 900.
Instead OF $124, 9681S, as Capt. Symons puts it.
There is evidently a shortage In water rents of
over Sc, 600. Before anything more is said about
the increase OF water rents let US have answers TO
the following questions:
lst-Ine total number OF water takers.
2d-The amount OF water rents not collected.
3d-How much was paid the Camden Iron Co.
Lor pipe last year, with the number of feet
4th-Where said pipe was laid. with the names
OF the streets and squares the size OF pipe, weight
per loot number OF feet laid on each square, and
cost OF same.
5th-The number OF square feet assessed on each
square, with the amount OF the assessment put
opposite to the cost OF the main and stop-valve on
each square.
1t is due to the people that this information be
given, AFTER which, II an honest healthy and
economical condition OF things is shown, for one
WIN nnd no fault with the proposed increase OF
water rates j. H. CRANE.